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“What You Gonna Do?” by Bastille featuring Graham Coxon
From the EP Goosebumps (2020) Featuring Graham Coxon
“What You Gonna Do?” by Bastille featuring Graham Coxon appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2020. It was first released in 2020 on the EP Goosebumps. Its best result is #38 on the 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2020. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #65 alternative song of 2020 and #368 of the '20s.
Bastille took aim at the attention economy with "What You Gonna Do???", three question marks and all, the July 2020 lead single from their Goosebumps EP. Dan Smith wrote it and produced it with Mark Crew, and Blur's Graham Coxon piles in on guitar and vocals.
The target is everything that shouts for your eyes and ears, online and off, and how little of it ever turns out to be worth the fuss; the mood is more exasperated eye-roll than sermon. Smith pitched it as a fresh start for the English band: rip up the old way of working, follow impulses, and get songs out in real time rather than holding them back until an entire album was ready. Virgin put it out.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 56 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2020 | 91 |
| 2020 | 38 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2020 | 88 |
| 2020 | 67 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2020 | 107 |
| 2020 | 41 | X96 Salt Lake City, UT | X96 Top 50 Songs of 2020 | 50 |
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